Senior Financial Analyst Finance, Direct-To-Consumer SEA (7 Months Maternity Cover)

Job Posting Title:

Senior Financial Analyst Finance, Direct-To-Consumer SEA (7 Months Maternity Cover)

Req ID:

10159883

Job Description:

Wherever you are in the amazing world of Disney, you are contributing to the stories of our iconic brands, recognized by audiences everywhere for entertainment, information and inspiration. Innovation, imagination and inclusion are at the core of Disney, defining the experience that we deliver as well as providing the foundation of our success. The scope of our business, combined with global growth and collaboration, results in an inclusive employee experience characterized by continuous learning, development and achievement.

Job Summary

Supports Disney Direct-To-Consumer SEA financial planning, reporting, subscriber and KPI analytics, content investment tracking, and content accounting activities. Responsible for ownership and maintenance of key planning and reporting workbooks, consolidated P&L models, forecasting templates, subscriber and KPI reporting files, content tracking databases, and management reporting tools used to support quarter-end close activities, forecasting cycles, business performance analysis, and financial decision-making. Partners closely with the Content Acquisition team to support content investment planning and tracking while ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data across financial systems, planning models, and reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Reporting

• Consolidate financial data from SAP, financial reporting systems, planning templates, and operational data sources into centralized planning and reporting models.
• Support Forecast, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and Long Range Plan (LRP) processes through preparation, maintenance, and validation of planning workbooks, schedules, and supporting analyses.
• Manage operating expense reporting and planning, including incorporation of overheads and benefits allocations, and other non-content costs.
• Review and validate financial results to ensure expenses are accurately captured, categorized, and reported across departments, cost centers, and markets.
• Perform financial analysis and Cause of Change (CoC) analysis to explain movements between Actuals, Forecast, Budget, and prior periods.
• Maintain and enhance financial reporting files and management reporting tools (SAP, Cognos, and related systems).

Content Finance & Acquisition Support

• Partner with the Content Acquisition team to support the planning, tracking, and financial management of content investments.
• Maintain content tracking files, title databases, and supporting schedules used for content planning and financial reporting.
• Review content preparation budgets and associated spend tracking.
• Monitor content commitments, contractual payment schedules, cash flow requirements, and forecast impacts.
• Support financial analysis of content investments through tracking of spend, commitments, forecast changes, and title-level reporting requirements.
• Assist with preparation of recurring content reporting used to support forecasting, planning, and management reviews.

Content Accounting & Financial Analysis

• Review quarterly actual results relating to content amortization and content expense recognition.
• Perform amortization recalculations when methodologies, title forecasts, or amortization curves are updated.
• Conduct Cause of Change (CoC) analysis to explain key movements in content expenses and financial results.
• Support content-related reporting requirements during quarter-end close, forecasting cycles, and planning activities.
• Investigate content-related variances and prepare supporting analyses for finance and accounting stakeholders.
• Maintain supporting schedules used for content accounting, planning, and financial reporting activities.

Subscriber & KPI Reporting

• Prepare and distribute weekly Disney+ subscriber reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor subscriber trends and prepare recurring performance summaries used in management reporting.
• Update subscriber tracking models and KPI reporting files across Southeast Asia markets.
• Provide ad hoc analysis of subscriber metrics and operational drivers to support business performance reviews.

Forecasting Tools, Reporting Infrastructure & Process Support

• Maintain key forecast submission templates, consolidated planning workbooks, and recurring reporting files used across the finance team.
• Support preparation of recurring planning, forecast, and reporting deliverables throughout Forecast, AOP, LRP, and quarter-end reporting cycles.
• Drive process improvements and reporting enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control within finance workflows.

Team Support & Backup Coverage

• Maintain continuity for recurring deliverables during team absence, including market-level subscriber models and SEA performance summaries.
• Prepare recurring financial reports, supporting schedules, data summaries, and analyses used in management reporting and presentation materials.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis, reporting requests, data investigations, and special projects as required.

Education/Qualifications:   

• Graduate from accredited university and qualified accountant (Chartered Accountant / CIMA / CPA or equivalent)
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting
• Previous experience with an MNC
• Fluency in English and local language
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of Streaming and Media Distribution viewed favourably

Skills Required Technical Skills

• Strong technical skills – accounting, financial planning and presentation skills
• Advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills
• Good interpersonal skills – ability to converse with teams across functions
• Solid working knowledge of SAP and Cognos
• Sound knowledge of US GAAP

Business Skills 

• Business & Industry Acumen
• Excellent communication especially written and presentation
• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving
• Relationship Building and Influencing
• Team Working
• Results orientated

Competencies Required

• Engages colleagues across the organization to source information
• Skilfully manages the needs of diverse stakeholders
• Communicates effectively with ability to influence decision making
• Develops appropriate metrics to assess business performance
• Stays current on business issues, industry trends, and technological advances
• Pursues excellence with integrity, passion and courage
• Maintains composure under pressure and ability to meet deadlines
• Prepare succinct and good presentations

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Job Posting Segment:

APAC Operations

Job Posting Primary Business:

APAC Finance

Primary Job Posting Category:

Financial Analysis

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Singapore, Singapore

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-09-08